According to Thompson on Hollywood, Hans Zimmer revealed in a recent interview on Tuesdayâ€™s Inception DVD and Blu-Ray release party that he is going to score the upcoming Zack Snyder-directed adaptation of Superman. The movie will be produced by Christopher Nolan and is set for a holiday 2012 release. Zimmer also talked about his thoughts on scoring Superman to NBC San Diego.

Hans Zimmer is also set to start scoring the fourth part in the Pirates of the Caribbean series in January of next year. In Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too. The movie reunites producer Jerry Bruckheimer with cast members Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush and adds the new director Rob Marshall and cast members Ian McShane, Richard Griffiths, Penelope Cruz and Judi Dench. The Walt Disney Pictures movie is set to open on May 20, 2011.

In addition, Zimmer is also set to score the animation sequel Kung Fu Panda 2 with co-composer John Powell coming out on May 27, 2011. As previously reported, Zimmer is also scoring Ron Howardâ€™s The Dilemma, Gore Verbinskiâ€™s Rango and Guy Ritchieâ€™s untitled Sherlock Holmes sequel coming out next year and he has already Christopher Nolanâ€™s The Dark Knight Rises set up to be released in the summer of 2012.